Abstract
Gambling fallacies are mistaken beliefs about how gambling works,
and these form a key part of current theorising about disordered gambling.
However, it has been suggested that key self-report scales for gambling fallacies
may contain items that are inappropriate for skill-based gambling games. This
research explores this topic by comparing amateur and skilled poker players’
responses to the Gambling Fallacies Measure (GFM). Skilled players provided an
average of 8.97 out of 10 accurate responses, which was significantly higher than amateurs’ average score of 6.76. Item five (“A positive attitude or doing good deeds increases your likelihood of winning money when gambling”) was the only item where skilled players (87.9%) were not significantly more accurate than
amateurs (87.1%). Future research along these lines could increase understanding
of the rational cognitions underlying skilled poker play.
and these form a key part of current theorising about disordered gambling.
However, it has been suggested that key self-report scales for gambling fallacies
may contain items that are inappropriate for skill-based gambling games. This
research explores this topic by comparing amateur and skilled poker players’
responses to the Gambling Fallacies Measure (GFM). Skilled players provided an
average of 8.97 out of 10 accurate responses, which was significantly higher than amateurs’ average score of 6.76. Item five (“A positive attitude or doing good deeds increases your likelihood of winning money when gambling”) was the only item where skilled players (87.9%) were not significantly more accurate than
amateurs (87.1%). Future research along these lines could increase understanding
of the rational cognitions underlying skilled poker play.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 33-43 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Gambling Issues |
| Volume | 52 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 20 Feb 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023 Newall, P. W. S., Zhu, J-Q. Licensee CDS Press, Toronto, Canada.